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A trusted partner for people facing stigma, exclusion and distress.

Community-led wellbeing in Senegal

Fondation La Bonne Santé Pour Tous (FBST-Senegal) is a Senegalese, community-based and youth-led nonprofit organisation based in Dakar. We work with people and young people affected by stigma, mental-health challenges, school exclusion, HIV, violence, poverty and barriers to safe services.

Who we are

From lived experience to practical action

FBST was founded in Dakar in 2000 by community members who had seen how stigma, broken confidentiality and unsafe services could push people away from care. They chose to turn lived experience into practical action, trusted information and respectful support.

Today, FBST works across youth mental health, education, HIV prevention, psychosocial support, protection, peer navigation and community-health accountability.

Our mission

To protect health, mental wellbeing, dignity and opportunity for people facing stigma and exclusion in Senegal through community leadership, safe information, psychosocial support, education pathways, confidential referral and partnership with trusted services.

Our vision

A Senegal where no one is pushed away from care, education or community because of stigma, identity, HIV status, mental-health needs, pregnancy, disability, poverty or fear.

Our values

What guides every conversation

Dignity

Every person is more than a diagnosis, identity, pregnancy, school history or difficult moment.

Community leadership

People most affected help shape our priorities, delivery and learning.

Confidentiality

Privacy is part of health and safety.

Inclusion

We recognise that people may face several barriers at the same time.

Do no harm

We never expose people in order to help them.

Accountability

We listen to feedback and use evidence to improve.

Hope

Every interaction should leave a person with a clearer and safer next step.

Who we serve

  • Young people aged 10 to 24 facing distress, stigma, school dropout or difficult school return
  • Pregnant students and young mothers seeking a dignified education pathway
  • People living with HIV, including those newly diagnosed or disconnected from care
  • Men who have sex with men (MSM/HSH), sex workers and other key or vulnerable populations
  • People facing violence, blackmail, forced disclosure, family rejection or unsafe services
  • People affected by poverty, disability, migration, social isolation or other access barriers

Official details

Organisation details

Legal name
Fondation La Bonne Santé Pour Tous
Public name
FBST-Senegal
Registration number
978
Location
Dakar, Senegal
Website
www.fdnlabonnesantepourtous.org
Email
info@fdnlabonnesantepourtous.org
Telephone
+221 77 857 70 78